Ice-cutting machine.



L. M. MAGY.

ICE CUTTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20, 1907.

1,102,989 Patented July 7, 1914;.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 L. M. MAGY.

ICE CUTTING MACHINE.

APPLIOA TION FILED JUNE 20, 1907.

Patented July 7, 1914.

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and furthei pii d J straight line 211 the sow and to drawing the g zidir tion below the homers so that they will not obstruc; device when being moved upon 11ers invention eons details in eomh moi-- cut down movement devises for the i-unneis as follows: 011 the outer side of each; runner 1' have fixed two guide iJ-i':lCi 2iS 13, and slidingiy mounted in each is guide bin 14: capable of up and Fyderumed to each of the omcheis 13- is o oil omnk lever 15. These im'ilfi are sohueeted by s 16 so that they in? L .z ted in lmison The Year hell 1k lever has a, hondie formed thereon e yenienee of the operator. By said 11" esrwmedly both guide may be raised above the surface of ..ee, and when ihey iowered they enter a, cut previously made in the ice by a saw oi: otherwise and. form. guides to hoid the runners in. proper position, It is to be understood in use the operator grasps the handles and advances the machine over the ice toward him so, that in the following description I have called the handle end of he machine the from" Mounted upon the cross piece 11ers two 3 brackets 17 in which the rock shaft 18 is mounted. The supporting frame of the machine, hereinafter described, is mounted upon this rock shaft. The frame comprises two longit dinsi side bars 19 having their for Ward 'end portions inclined upwardly, as shown in Fig. 2. Fixed to thesmbars 19 are the hearing blocks 20, mounted upon the rock shaft- 18. Above the bars "19 are two simiisr bars 521. The ends of the bars 19 and connected and their central portions are spaced span-t, and braced by the brace bars 22, thus forming a diamond shaped frame at each side of the nmehine to firmiy brace and support it, and giving it imum of rigidity and strength with a minimum of msiei'ial. The forvard horizo'ziei poi-iiions of the bars 21 are provided y'li'h sio'is 23 for purposes hereinafter made I the xi'reme forward ends of the 19 and 21 are shaped to receive the handles 52 2: between these as clearly shown in fit both the forward and rear ends are the cross pieces :25, connecting the side bars and these side bars are further hmced by the dosed braces 26.

the s1 is 23, thus providing supg'joi'ting the mo o'or 1n. posi- 7 mounaed on the top" of the a 9Q HIV; U5 (1 1 uppolts M. use 101 Mm ends fixed to she mounted upon the forward portions of lti supports have a switch board 30" mounted thereon and. containing an electric switch 31 of the ordinary type connected by wires 32 with the motor and by wires 33 with a source of electrical. supply. 1 further provide for adjusting and firmly supporting the motor in position as follows: Fixed to the handles 2st is a brace bar 34 having two bolts 35 extending through it, and provided with lock nuts 36 on opposite sides, the other ends of said bolts being fixed to the motor frame. At the rear of the motor I have fixed two rods 37, which rods extend rearwardly and downwardly, and are fixed to the rear ends of the frame. Each rod is provided with a turn buckle 38, by which its length may be adjusted. The advantage of having the motor adjustable on the frame is that the belt connecting the motor and saw may be kept at the proper tension. It is necessary in this connection that the motor when adjusted to proper position be firmly supported, an by providing the bolts 28 through the base, the adjusting bolts 35 at the forward end and the rods 37 at the rear end of the motor, it will be firmly and immovably held in position when adjusted.

The motor shaft is indicated by the numeral 39,'and is connected by a belt or chain 40 with the saw bearing shaft tl, mounted in suitable bearings 42 at the rear end of the machine frame. Mounted on said shaft is the saw 43 so positioned that it will be equally centered between the runners. An

adjustable saw guide i4: is mounted on the frame to engage the opposite sides of the saw and hold it in line.

In order to regulate the depth to which the saw will cut, I have provided a bracket 45 on the rear cross piece 25, and in this bracket an upright 46 is adj ustablymount ed. This upright is provided with a slot 47 and the bolt 48 is passed through a slot and seated in the rear cross piece. A nut 49, is placed on the bolt and provided with a handle 50. The lower end of the upright 46 is provided with a curved runner 51. "I have provided a shield 52 to cover theupper-por tion of the saw, which shield is supported upon the brackets 53, as cl iarly shown in Fig. 2.

In practical use I connect the wires 33 with a suitable cable, which cable may be dragged over the ice after the machine. I first form a groove or saw cut in the ice. I then place one of the runners 110 over said groove and project the guide bars it into it. 'lheuthe mot or is set in motion by the switch 31 and the saw rapidly revolved. The operator then grasps the handles and draws the machine toward him. When doing this the saw will aid slightly in advancing the machine over the ice .and the operator will only have to pull slightly upon the handles in order to keep the saw in operative contact.

on the opposite runner from the one used in the first out will be placed in position in the cut previously made while the guide bars on the runner first used will be thrown to an elevated position.

Having thus described my inventiomwhat I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, therefor is- 1. In an ice cutting machine the combination of a pair of spaced runners, a frame pivotally mounted upon said runners, said frame comprising a pair of side members having substantially a parallelogram con: figuration, bearings carried by the rearward end of the side members, a saw operatively mounted within said bearings, transverse bars for connecting the side members and handle bars carried by the front end of the side members for the purpose specified.

:2. In an ice cutting machine, the combination with the pair of spaced runners, of a frame pivotally mounted upon said runners, said frame comprising a pair of side members and cross bars rigidly connecting the side members, said side members each consisting of upper and lower parallel bars, the opposite ends of said bars being bent diagonally and connected adjacent their extremities to the opposite bar, a diagonal bar connecting the upper and lower bars of each side member, a pair of bearings mounted uponthe diagonal portions of the lower bars and adjacent the .lower ends of said diagonal portions, a shaft carried by the runners and extending through said bearings to form a pivot connection between the runners and the frame, a pair of bearings carried by the rear ends of said side membars of the side members substantially for the purpose specified.

3. in an ice cutting machine the combination with a pair of runners, a saw operatively mounted upon said runners, of a pair of spaced brackets carried by the outer face of each runner, a vertical barslidably mounted within each bracket, :1 bell crank pivotally mounted upon each bracket, means for pivotally connecting the upper end of the vertical bars with the said bell cranks and a bar connecting the bell cranks on each runner for the purpose specified.

4. in an ice cutting machine the combi nation with a pair of spaced runners, of a frame, said frame comprising side members and cross bars rigidly cennecting side g rearvmrd end oi the side members Withthe members, said side members each consisting for: connecting the of an upper and lower bar being wnnected frame with ahe mater and adjacent their rearward encis, means for eh moun'ied. upon the rear- 5 pivotally mounting the lower bars upon the 9 Emma substantially for the 1 5 said runnez the upper bcu's each having I A ,L'LQCL an M elon ated slots fsrmea? thmain aia- LUNA M, 2. w w

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